Suizhou Meteorite: Mineralogy and Shock Metamorphism

• Main Authors: Xie, Xiande (Author), Chen, Ming (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Springer Geochemistry/Mineralogy,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Mineralogy.; Planetology.; Earth Sciences.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).

This book introduces the unusual shock-related mineralogical features of the shocked Suizhou L6 (S5) meteorite. The olivine and pyroxene in Suizhou display a mosaic shock feature, while most of plagioclase grains have transformed to glassy maskelynite. A few of the shock-induced melt veins in the me...

Table of Contents:

• General introduction of the Suizhou meteorite
• Micro-mineralogical investigative techniques
• Mineralogy of unmelted chondritic rock
• Distinct morphological and petrological features of the Suizhou shock veins.- Mineralogy of Suizhou shock veins
• Shock-induced redistribution of trace elements.- Evaluation of shock stage for Suizhou meteorite
• P-T history of the Suizhou meteorite.